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'The New Normal' banned by TV station

(CBS News) NBC Utah affiliate KSL-TV has pulled the upcoming Ryan Murphy sitcom “The New Normal” from its fall lineup, calling the series as “inappropriate on several dimensions.”

The show, which follows a mother who serves as a surrogate for a Los Angeles-based gay couple, stars Justin Bartha, Ellen Barkin and Georgia King. It’s set to debut on Sept. 11 on NBC at 9:30 p.m. ET. But Utah’s KSL-TV doesn’t want anything to do with it during “family viewing-time.”

“From time to time we may struggle with content that crosses the line in one area or another,” Jeff Simpson, CEO of the station’s parent company Bonneville International, told The Salt Lake Tribune. “The dialogue might be excessively rude and crude. The scenes may be too explicit or the characterizations might seem offensive.”